"She's not telling the truth," said Phillip Spencer, the tow truck driver.

Spencer said he received a phone call around 6 p.m. Monday from the Parc Fontaine Apartments in Algiers about an SUV illegally parked and blocking spaces reserved for tenants.

He claims he was in Mid-City at the time of the call.

"It took about 10 minutes to get there," said Spencer. "Then I had to be let on the property and hook the SUV up to my truck. It was a lot longer than two minutes."

It wasn't until Spencer returned to the lot across from the new University Medical Center that he realized he wasn't alone.

"I saw a flashing light, realized it was a cellphone, probably the owner's, when I noticed movement in the back," Spencer said. "It was a baby, I couldn't believe it."

As he was dialing 911, he said he noticed two older kids asleep in the back.

"I couldn't believe it," said Spencer. "I never saw them before then."

Police identified the children as a 7-month-old, a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old.

Spencer said he followed protocol and had he noticed any signs of children inside the SUV, he would have acted differently.

"If I saw the babies in the car, I would have sat with the babies at that location where I towed the car from," Spencer said. "I would have called the cops from there. The cars windows were black, the inside was black, you couldn't see anything."

The father of a 4-year-old, Spencer said he feels for the mother, but said he wasn't the one in the wrong.

"She was negligent, she left her kids in the car, I didn't," Spencer said.

Shortly after Spencer called police, the mother was reunited with her children, who were not harmed. New Orleans police said the investigation is ongoing. At this time, no charges have been filed.